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The Tuskegee Experiment Was Revealed On This Day In 1972
The Tuskegee Experiment was a 40-year research project that studied the effects of the disease syphilis when left untreated. Black rural farm workers were the subjects of the U.S. government-sponsored...
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Zambian President Accuses Briton, U.S. of ‘Kissing Apartheid’ On This Day In 1986
President Kenneth D. Kaunda (pictured), the first to lead Zambia, made headlines on this day in 1986, after publicly blasting Britain’s foreign secretary. President Kaunda accused Foreign Secretary...
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Zaire Closes Border to Rwanda on This Day in 1994
The Rwanda Civil War of 1994 and the ensuing genocide led to the fleeing of thousands of Rwandans in to neighboring Zaire (now Congo). On this day in 1994, Zairian military officials sealed its borders,...
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Gambia President Dawda Jawara Ousted from Power on This Day in 1994
The Republican of Gambia’s first leader, Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara (pictured), led his country as Prime Minister between 1962 and 1970. Becoming the president in 1970 after the end of British monarchy,...
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Aswan High Dam In Egypt Completed On This Day In 1970
The Aswan High Dam (pictured below) was completed on this day in 1970 in Egypt, which was then known as the United Arab Republic. The dam took a decade to construct and formed the gigantic Lake Nasser...
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South African Auction Featured Nelson Mandela Memorabilia
A collection of artifacts signed by the late-South African leader Nelson Mandela (pictured) was auctioned Thursday on the eve of what would have been his 96th birthday. The items featured included a chess...
